The term CIA Agent can refer to four different words: AMES, SPOOK, SPY, and MOLE. AMES is a code name for a CIA agent who was responsible for the capture of Soviet double agent Aldrich AMES in 1994. A SPOOK is a slang term for a SPY or secret agent. A SPY is someone who secretly collects information for a government or other organization. Finally, a MOLE is an agent who works undercover within an organization to gain intelligence. All of these terms refer to a CIA Agent, someone who works for the Central Intelligence Agency.